I wonder if that’s part of the ulterior motive for NK here, getting troops with combat experience for an eventual attack on SK.
Was thinking the same thing. Will get some veterans out of this that will be able to pass down new/different tactics and strategies.
That’s running with the assumption that any North Koreans survive combat (and don’t defect) long enough to return. Which is a very generous assumption.
North Korean soldiers will have to hold seances to learn anything.
NK Captain: “Private Wan, we call to your spirit beyond the mortal realm! Tell us your wisdom!”
Private Wan: “Always look up. Because at any moment an RC helicopter with a grenade will try to land on you.”
Captain: "What happened? How did you die?"
Wan: shrugs
Meat assults are not a great thing to learn.
🤣🤣🤣
Oh you’re serious. All the training and experience in the world would not win that war.
It's absolutely part of the deal.
...and they were never heard from again.
It’s harder to surrender when your language is more distinct.
It's pretty easy to die when you've never seen combat and are facing battle-hardened soldiers though.
Not to mention they’re likely to malnourished and uniformed about the nature of the conflict.
Russian MREs are probably the best thing they’ve eaten in their lives. They will live like kings for a very short time.
Unarmed, hands up is the international sign.
Ukrain is aware and probably giken minimal training - at least howito get a trasnlator on the phone.
That's a nice jacket Kim's got. Do you think it's bespoke or an 'international' perk of being at the top of a closed society?
Xi has them custom made in a sweatshop for all his pals. Trump got one too.
Why not both?
I don’t think the supreme leader is there…
They’re about to face hardship!
They were born in hardship. Molded by it.
They'll still die though.
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